Joya de Nicaragua’s two exclusive releases for the Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) for 2019 are now heading to the retail members of that organization. These cigars include a return of the Joya de Nicaragua Antaño Gran Reserva Presidente TAA Exclusive and the first installment of the Selección de Torcedor program. The Joya de Nicaragua Antaño […]
Casa de Montecristo has announced its Houston area stores will be the home to a limited edition 6 x 60 line extension line extension to Aganorsa Leaf’s Guardian of the Farm line known as Buster. The Guardian of the Farm is a project that was jointly developed by Max Fernandez of Aganorsa Leaf and Kyle […]
Yesterday Canada’s Minister of Health, Ginette Petitpas Taylor announced that plain and standard packaging for all tobacco products, including cigars, will go into effect on November 9th, 2019. It was almost one year ago when the Canadian Parliament passed Bill S-5, which amends Canada’s current Tobacco Act and gives Health Canada the authority to implement plain […]
Viaje has announced the return of two Japanese-inspired small batch releases, the Viaje Hamaki and Viaje Hamaki Omakase. Both of these cigars were originally released in 2017 as a part of the Viaje’s White Label Project. This time the two small batch releases return and receive their own packaging. Hamaki is the Japanese word for […]
The Cigar Industry Report is a one-stop place to catch up on the activity here at Cigar Coop. It is a combination of the news reports, cigar reviews, and assessment updates we do throughout the week. In addition, each week we will look back at Cigar Coop history. Look for this report every Saturday morning at […]
LH Premium Cigars has announced it has added the LH Maduro Grande Gordo. It’s a 7 x 70 line extension based on the existing LH Maduro blend. The cigar is now shipping to retailers nationwide. LH Owner Nick Syris added the 7 x 70 line extension after repeated requests from his retailers. Syris says […]
For the sixth year in a row, Crowned Heads will have a release of its annual limited edition cigar, Las Calaveras. Since it was introduced in 2014, each release has featured a different wrapper. For the Crowned Heads Las Calaveras EL 2019, the release features an Ecuadorian Habano Oscuro wrapper, the wrapper used on the […]
A major company will be passing on this year’s IPCPR Trade Show and Convention. Today, in an open letter from Villiger Cigars North America President Rene Castañeda, he announced his company would not be attending this year’s trade show. In the letter, Castañeda explains his company will direct its efforts toward the Tobacco Products Expo (TPE) […]
The International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers’ Association (IPCPR) has named Joshua Habursky its new director of federal government affairs. Harbursky succeeds Daniel Trope who departed the organization earlier this year. Most recently Harbusky served as the Assistant Vice President of Advocacy at the Independent Community Bankers of America where he was named to The […]
Famous Smoke Shop is celebrating 80 years in the cigar business, and it has commissioned some special exclusive offerings to commemorate the occasion. Today it was announced that it has partnered with Aganorsa Leaf Cigars to release the Aganorsa Leaf Famous 80th Anniversary. It’s the second release in Famous Smoke Shop’s 80th anniversary series joining […]
